Needs From: Volunteer Houston

More information and sign-up at: https://tinyurl.com/TESP-JuneVol

On Saturday, June 6, The Empty Shelter Project will provide FREE high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, and microchips to more than 550 pets whose owners live in selected Zip Codes near our event area in Splendora at the Splendora High School. Not only does this improve pets' health, but it also helps us tackle our community's significant pet overpopulation issue, preventing births and keeping unwanted pets out of shelters and off the streets. 

Volunteers are needed to help set up on the afternoon of Friday, June 5 and to work a variety of positions on Saturday, June 6. Animal handling roles take place on Saturday throughout the day and require volunteers who are 18 and older, including positions such as: Animal Runners (escorting pets to surgery rooms), Dog Recovery (post-op support), Dog Kennel (cleaning kennels and monitoring pets), Dog Transport (carrying dogs to and from surgery), and Cat Scribe (taking cats through the surgical journey), all require volunteers to be at least 18 years old, no exceptions.

Volunteers who prefer not to handle animals have many roles to choose from, such as greeting, pack washing, hospitality, merchandise sales, volunteer check-in, and more. We always need volunteers to help set up on Friday afternoon and breakdown/clean on Saturday afternoon, and these roles can be filled by anyone 16 and older!

All volunteers must provide an email address to register and must sign a waiver. Those under 18 must also have a parent or guardian sign.

Get more information and sign up at https://tinyrul.com/TESP-JuneVol

NOTE: PET APPOINTMENTS ARE BASED ON ZIP CODE, AND VOLUNTEERS CAN ONLY BRING PETS IF THEY LIVE WITHIN THE SELECTED ZIP CODE. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT DROP OFF PETS EARLY OR LATE, HOVER NEAR PETS, OR PICK PETS UP EARLY.

If you are a cat lover, volunteer to help our beloved furry friends.  In LCPA's Kitty Condo Krewe program, cats and kittens ready for adoption are shown and adopted seven days a week in “condos” at 6 area pet supply stores in League City, Clear Lake and Kemah.  As a volunteer of the Kitty Condo Krewe, you sign up to love and play with the kitties, feed them, and clean the condo units.  It only takes about an hour, and it means the world to the cats and kittens who are waiting to be adopted into wonderful homes.

All that’s required is a one-hour hands-on training, after which you can sign up when you have a bit of time.  You can sign up for a morning shift or a late afternoon/evening shift (arrival times are flexible).  Volunteer qualifications:  Must love cats and kittens, be at least 16, dependable, have reliable transportation, and want to help cats and kittens stay healthy and get adopted into loving, forever homes.  Men, women, couples, retired seniors, teenagers, child (age 9+)/parent teams are all welcome to volunteer. 

We ask that you volunteer a minimum of two times a month. That’s just 2 hours (2 shifts) a month! And commit to volunteering for at least 3 months.

For more information, go to www.LeagueCityPetsAlive.org/Volunteer.  Please note that if you live more than 10 miles from the closest store in League City, Clear Lake or Kemah, consider volunteering for a rescue closer to you. Stop by the kitty condos at your nearest pet supply store, and they will likely have an ad posted for volunteers. Together, we all can help homeless cats and kittens find their purrfect adopters!

When you volunteer for the KCK: You get to love on cats, give back, and SAVE LIVES!

For the quickest response, apply at www.leaguecity.com/kittycondo

We are looking for an intern who loves animals and has a social media account. Our social media intern would focus on social media campaigns and strategy and must have skill using instagram.

Needs:
- taking videos of your own animals or using videos from fosters, rescues, and other volunteers
- creating cute videos inside instagram or facebook for social media posting
- creating collaborative posts with partner animal rescues
- create and manage a new tik tok account maybe
- get approval on new ideas and run with them
- repost from other nonprofit animal accounts
- create 3 new posts per week and schedule the reels
- share a story on instagram/fb daily
- set up a social media strategy
- tasks from the google sheet list

To apply, please include the following information: 

1. Age (for volunteers under 18, the founder will need to call your parent/guardian for verbal permission for you to volunteer and also receive a written email of permission from them)

2. How much time would you like to devote to helping Meow Pups Org in total or ongoing per week?  For internships, we ask that you devote 3-5 hours per week

3. Do you have any pets?

4. Do you need us to sign anything for hours interned or volunteered?

5. Are you interested in our in person events in Houston on April 18, 25th, May 3rd or May 9th?

Thank you for supporting animal welfare!

Thank you for your interest in Meow Pups! We are a first of our kind nonprofit. Check out our profile or the meowpups.org about us page to learn more.

The public relations volunteer will assist with contacting journalists.

The PR volunteer can also help with anything the PR intern is responsible for such as:

- Media Relations: Building and maintaining media lists, drafting press releases, and pitching stories to journalists
- Content Creation: Developing content for social media platforms, blog posts, and newsletters and assist the Social Media Intern
- Events & Administration: Assisting with the planning of announcements, product releases and events with our partner nonprofit animal rescues. Develop a PR strategy and schedule. 

Must have access to google sheets, google docs, email, etc

Thank you for your interest in Meow Pups Org! We are a first of our kind volunteer run nonprofit pet store that donates 100% of profits to our partner 501(c)(3) animal rescues. 

The Event Coordinator position is both in person once a month and remote event coordination between events with our partner animal rescues. 

This will require: 

- event coordination with partner rescues and meow pups volunteers

- setting up the meow pups org table at upcoming events

- spreading awareness of our mission

- volunteer coordination 

- collecting physical donations like gently used, clean bedding and towels

- possibly downloading a POS app on your phone

- comfort around and interaction with dogs, cats, and people!

Check out our profile or the about us page on meowpups.org for more information. 

Thank you for checking us out! We are looking for volunteers age 13 and older who love animals!

Volunteers can choose to do one or more of the below.

In person:
- volunteer at animal events like the doodle romp on 3/29
- walk dogs at partner shelters
- take photos/videos of foster dogs for their adoption posts
- hang flyers in approved retail locations

Remote tasks, including but not limited to
- collaborate with partner rescues
- check meowpups.org for mistakes
- create social media posts
- share videos of your pets with the social media intern
- create flyers
- spreading the word
- reposting, commenting, liking social media posts
- help with event planning
- help with volunteer coordination 
- contact vet offices
- provide opinions on new campaigns and products

At Friends For Life, every animal matters. Founded in 2002, Friends For Life introduced the first no-kill shelter model to Houston – saving animals regardless of their breed, age or condition.

Houston-grown, we’re here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love.

We’re not finished until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we’ll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives. 

As a dog behavior volunteer, you will help provide various enrichment needs to our dogs (think kongs and nose work!). Enrichment volunteers are essential to help improve the daily lives of our dogs at the shelter.* Our Behavior volunteer program is a five-step program, and you'll start out as a BV1 volunteer (behavior volunteer - level 1). Our behavior program is truly one-of-a-kind. You'll learn such much, like how animals communicate, different types of enrichment, how to read body language, learning theory, and so much more. 

Current Behavior Dog Volunteer shifts from from 2-5PM every day - including weekends.

Sign up today to help our dogs get the socialization and enrichment that they deserve! PLEASE NOTE, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR INTEREST YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT WHO WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TRAINING NEEDED. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER TO VOLUNTEER UNTIL THEY ARE REGISTERED ON OUR SYSTEM.

Note - This need is ongoing. Please disregard the "runs until" date attached to this need.

After volunteers have completed 12 hours of volunteering they are eligible to assist with our events. They help set up the events, manage animals brought to the event, answer questions from the public and help breakdown afterward.

PLEASE NOTE, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR INTEREST YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT WHO WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TRAINING NEEDED. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER TO VOLUNTEER UNTIL THEY ARE REGISTERED ON OUR SYSTEM.

At Friends For Life, every animal matters. Founded in 2002, Friends For Life introduced the first no-kill shelter model to Houston – saving animals regardless of their breed, age or condition.

Houston-grown, we’re here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love.

We’re not finished until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we’ll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives. 

As a cat enrichment volunteer, you will provide various enrichment needs to our cats (think kitty kongs and bubbles!). Enrichment volunteers are essential to helping improve the daily lives of our cats at the shelter. Our Behavior volunteer program is a five step program, and you'll start out as a BV1 volunteer (behavior volunteer - level 1) focused on enrichment. Our behavior program is truly one-of-a-kind. You'll learn such much, like how animals communicate, different types of enrichment, how to read body language, learning theory, and so much more. 

Sign up today to help our cats get the socialization and enrichment that they deserve! PLEASE NOTE, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR INTEREST YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT WHO WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TRAINING NEEDED. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER TO VOLUNTEER UNTIL THEY ARE REGISTERED ON OUR SYSTEM.

This need is ongoing. Please disregard the "runs until" date attached to this need.

At Friends For Life, every animal matters. Founded in 2002, Friends For Life introduced the first no-kill shelter model to Houston – saving animals regardless of their breed, age or condition.

Houston-grown, we’re here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love.

We’re not finished until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we’ll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives. 

Currently, Down N Dirty shifts are offered from 9AM-Noon every day.

PetSmart Volunteer – We have some of our cats that show at the PetSmart cattery on South Shepherd and always need more volunteers who are interested in helping socialize the cats, clean the cages, feed the cats, and answer questions from the public.

PLEASE NOTE, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR INTEREST YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT WHO WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TRAINING NEEDED. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER TO VOLUNTEER UNTIL THEY ARE REGISTERED ON OUR SYSTEM.

This need is ongoing. Please disregard the "runs until" date attached to this need.

At Friends For Life, every animal matters. Founded in 2002, Friends For Life introduced the first no-kill shelter model to Houston – saving animals regardless of their breed, age or condition.

Houston-grown, we’re here to help our neighbors care for the pets they love.

We’re not finished until every animal has a safe home. Until then, we’ll be innovating, improving and tracking results to find the most effective ways to save lives. 

As a cat enrichment volunteer, you will provide various enrichment needs to our cats (think kitty kongs and bubbles!). Enrichment volunteers are essential to helping improve the daily lives of our cats at the shelter. Our Behavior volunteer program is a five step program, and you'll start out as a BV1 volunteer (behavior volunteer - level 1) focused on enrichment. Our behavior program is truly one-of-a-kind. You'll learn such much, like how animals communicate, different types of enrichment, how to read body language, learning theory, and so much more. 

Sign up today to help our cats get the socialization and enrichment that they deserve! PLEASE NOTE, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR INTEREST YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY A MEMBER OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT WHO WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TRAINING NEEDED. VOLUNTEERS CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER TO VOLUNTEER UNTIL THEY ARE REGISTERED ON OUR SYSTEM.

This need is ongoing. Please disregard the "runs until" date attached to this need.

Looking for a meaningful way to give back? Volunteer with BARC and help us provide love and care to animals in need. Whether you're walking dogs, socializing cats, or assisting with adoption events, your time makes a real impact!

✨ Why Volunteer? Be a voice for animals in need. Gain hands-on experience in animal care. Meet like-minded animal lovers

Ready to help? Please clink this link to volunteer:  Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities:

-Cat adoptions

-Enrichment Building

-Animal Photography -South Adoptions

-Poop Fairy

-South Dog Walking

-North Dog Walking  

-Donation Distribution

-Wild Tunes

-Other Shelter tasks as requested by shelter staff.